Our favorite spots for tapas

Barrique Kitchen & Wine Bar$$ | Eclectic, Fusion, Small plates
69 Deer Park Ave. BabylonThere's a real buzz at this popular wine bar offering a global roster of small plates as well as charcuterie (meats and cheeses). Among choices are irresistible veal meatball sliders, a refreshing watermelon salad as well as roasted baby octopus and seared sea scallops.

Swallow$$$ | New American, Small plates
366 New York Ave. HuntingtonSwallow is about as big as a tapa. And the cozy eatery brings in a New American variation on the theme: Black Angus sliders with tomato jam, foie gras terrine with Spanish onion marmalade, a pulled-chicken tostada with house-made hot sauce and queso fresco, a lobster quesadilla with wasabi mayonnaise, a union of spiced shrimp and andouille sausage, and Moroccan braised short ribs with apricot-and-couscous salad.